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Bolków

Coordinates: 50°56′N 16°06′E / 50.933°N 16.100°E / 50.933; 16.100
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For the village of the same name, see Bolków, Łódź Voivodeship.
Bolków
View over the town
View over the town
Flag of Bolków
Flag
Coat of arms of Bolków
Coat of arms
Bolków is located in Poland
Bolków
Bolków
Coordinates: 50°56′N 16°6′E / 50.933°N 16.100°E / 50.933; 16.100
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyJawor
GminaBolków
Area
 • Total
7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
5,301
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.bolkow.pl

Bolków [ˈbɔlkuf] (Template:Lang-de) is a town in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bolków and part of the Neisse-Nysa-Nisa Euroregion.

Overview and history

Bolków Castle

The town lies at the Nysa Szalona River, approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Jawor, and 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As at 30 June 2010, it has a population of about 5,301.

First mentioned as Hain in a 1276 deed, Bolków was named after Duke Bolko II of Świdnica, who died in 1368. His duchy was incorporated into the Lands of the Bohemian Crown of the Holy Roman Empire.

A training camp for Jewish volunteers to Hagana was established in 1947 in Bolków. The camp trained 7000 soldiers who then traveled to Palestine and it existed until the end of 1948.[1]

Above the town stand the ruins of Bolków Castle, built in the 13th century. Devastated in the Thirty Years' War it became a property of Grüssau Abbey in 1703, though restoration efforts did not begin until 1905. Since 1997 the ruin is the site of the annual "Castle Party" Gothic rock festival.

Notable residents

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bolków is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Hagana's training camp in Bolkow
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50°56′N 16°06′E / 50.933°N 16.100°E / 50.933; 16.100


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